Two great Lab Sciences career Career Pathways opportunities HealthCare Partners Lab Sciences • Buffalo & Erie CountyWorkforce Career Pathways MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST #MT$: Development Consortium, Inc. national average salary: $53,280 • Buffalo & Erie CountyWorkforce Investment Board, Inc. Medical Technologist (MT) • Medical Technologists Canisius College Medical Lab Technician (MLT) have the opportunity to • Catholic Health work in clinical laboratory • Educational Opportunity Center disciplines including • Erie County Medical Center chemistry, hematology, • Erie Community College immunology and even • Kaleida Health microbiology. The • information gathered Roswell Park Cancer Institute and provided by the MT • University at Buffalo helps a doctor decide what medical treatment a patient will receive. Duties and responsibili- Presenting Sponsors ties include:

• Performing a full range of laboratory tests • Confirming the accuracy of test results • Reporting findings to a pathologist and other physicians

MEDICAL LAB TECHNICIAN #MLT$: national average salary: $39,723

Working under the supervision of an MT, a Medical Lab Technician (MLT) is a skilled individual whose duties and respon- sibilities include:

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